authority finally responded. in other words, why did the city wait until friday. when the storm had hit on sunday, suddenly say we should investigate the welfare of seniors. they don t want to blame game but it is a full force here. how are things in new orleans and louisiana? you are talking about the city of new orleans that s getting better. 70% of electricity is expected to be restored and they hope to have most of the power back on wednesday. elsewhere, still about half a million people without electricity and many of the sort of rural or distance perishes, it is going to be problematic because where the power lines come down is so remote, they ll need boats or airboats just to get into find the system. that s why they say not until the end of the month. there are grocery stores that open today and more gas stations open that have gasoline. hospitals are up and running.